Febriana Firdaus, Thum Ping Tjin, Hasbi Ilman
Now in exile, activist Benny Wenda leads the United Liberation Movement for West Papua, advocating for the independence of a homeland half a world away.
Journalism
Michael Eko
Budaya konsumsi kopi kini tidak hanya soal gaya hidup, melainkan kesadaran akan praktik perdagangan yang berkeadilan sosial. Sayangnya, nasib pekerja dalam rantai pasokan biji kopi menunjukkan bahwa cita-cita tersebut masih jauh dari kenyataan.
Michael Eko
Coffee culture has uplifted coffee beans as an international commodity while also initiating a “third-wave coffee movement” that ensures free trade. Yet the lives of coffee workers throughout the industry chain tells a very different story.
Ruby Thiagarajan
The spread of a novel coronavirus that emerged from Hubei Province in China has triggered alarm across the world. As the number of cases identified in Singapore increases, the epidemic has reflected and exacerbated anti-Chinese sentiment in the majority ethnic Chinese city-state.
Free
Maya Wang, Andreas Harsono
Indonesia has shown its commitment to promoting rights elsewhere in the region. It should do no less for Muslims in China.
Free
Emily Fishbein, Artist: Cecilia Ja Seng
Both the Myanmar military and the Kachin Independence Army have expressed intentions to reach a bilateral ceasefire agreement in Kachin State. But while Kachin and non-Kachin alike say they’re tired of the impact of war, there’s still doubt as to whether such a ceasefire would truly hold.
Ooi Kok Hin
Ustaz Wan Ji Wan Husin is a rare religious preacher in Malaysia, working to reach out to people across ethnic and religious lines. But his activities as a progressive religious preacher in a largely conservative system means he’s run up against resistance and state-led repercussions more than once.
Free
Ooi Kok Hin
Ustaz Wan Ji Wan Husin adalah seorang ustaz yang mempunyai pendekatan yang boleh dikatakan agak unik di Malaysia atas usahanya untuk berdialog dengan semua lapisan masyarakat, termasuk orang bukan Muslim. Tetapi kegiatannya sebagai seorang ustaz yang progresif dalam sistem yang konservatif juga bermakna bahawa beliau sering mendapat tentangan daripada sesetengah pihak dan juga pihak berkuasa.
Free
Kirsten Han, Joy Ho
Over the past decade, Singapore’s LGBT rights rally Pink Dot evolved from fluffy picnic gathering into a protest movement (albeit with Singaporean characteristics). But is this enough to bring change in a country dominated by a political party unwilling to budge?
Kirsten Han, Joy Ho
Pink Dot, Singapore’s annual LGBT rights rally, began in 2009. Aware of sociopolitical concerns, the organisers proceeded carefully. The choices they’ve made highlight the tough balance between pushing boundaries and “living to fight another day”.
Adam Bemma, Prema-Ja
The remains of a land rights activist who went missing in 2014 has brought up the issue of torture and enforced disappearances in Thailand. But civil society groups fear little action is being taken on a bill that would recognise enforced disappearance as a criminal offence.
Faris Joraimi
Keterasingan daripada budaya dan bahasa sendiri, benci-diri, dan pandang-rendah terhadap saudara-mara yang kurang berada semua gejala keadaan yang melanda elit Melayu Singapura. Apakah sejarah yang membentuk pola pemikiran ini? Adakah ‘Melayu maju’ benar-benar bebas daripada diskriminasi dan peminggiran? Artikel terbitan Rice Media kelmarin ialah peluang baik untuk kita membedah kondisi lapisan masyarakat Melayu Singapura yang berada.
Faris Joraimi
Negative narratives and stereotypes of Malays in Singapore have been repeatedly reproduced over the years. They've become so entrenched and internalised that more affluent Malays often distance themselves from the "typical Malay". But how do we make sense of the “Malay Excellent”—the model minority who has ostensibly succeeded under Singapore’s much-vaunted meritocratic system?
Olivia Sim
While there’s been increasing awareness around mental health issues in Malaysia, public discussion seems to be stuck on run-of-the-mill talking points that stress the need to reduce stigma.
Jintamas Saksornchai
Paintings depicting Ultraman in poses usually associated with Buddha caused an uproar in Thailand, and the artist eventually forced to apologise. Yet this incident also sheds light on conservative Buddhism in the country, and those pushing back against the belief that something can be so sacred that it is beyond question.
Lam Le
Female labour force participation has consistently been high in Vietnam. But behind this promising percentage lies a more sober reality about the experiences of working women in the country.
Michael Beltran
The Duterte administration has accused youth activists and organisations of brainwashing and turning young Filipinos into armed insurgents. But human rights defenders and activist groups say this narrative is just a ploy to justify a wider crackdown on dissent.
Sophie Raynor, Stephani Soejono
The first effective sentence handed down by a Timor-Leste court for domestic violence signals a new line in the sand for the newly public crime.
Daryl Yang
TrueLove.Is has been slammed by LGBT activists and their allies for "masking homophobia as holiness", but the experiences of loneliness and isolation that its members have spoken about feeling point to a wider problem in Singapore that's tied up with social stigma and discriminatory policies.
Jacob Goldberg
Myanmar’s carceral approach to drug control is typical of Southeast Asia. But there was a moment in time when things could have been different.
